AuthorTopic: Can't install Vector on new laptop (Read 4354 times)

I've had no problem installing VL5.9 on my desktop and older laptop computers. I have a new laptop with an Intel Core2 Duo cpu ATI x1400 graphics 1gb ddr2 and 120gb sata hdd. The install process goes ok until i restart where it hangs a starting udev and won't go any further, any ideas?

kukibl

I have laptop with similar configuration and also had problem with udev - screen goes black and system freezes during boot. I figured it out that thing that caused this is automatic loading of pcmcia modules. I don't use pcmcia card/slot so I simply removed udev rules for pcmcia (located in /etc/udev/rules.d) and added these modules to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist - pcmcia, pcmcia_core, yenta_socket. That solved problem for me.

I tried the noapic fix and that didn't work. Then i deleted the udev/rules.d and added the modules to the blacklist. The system then booted but the mouse wouldn't work and i could only log into root. Any more ideas? I've tried a few other distros as well, all instal fine except for sound. Mandriva 2008 which i don't want to use is the only distro that works out of the box.

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kukibl

No, you made mistake. You should not remove whole /etc/udev/rules.d directory, just file/rule that is concerning pcmcia slot - /etc/udev/rules.d/60-pcmcia.rules. About sound, is it intel-hda sound card?

kukibl, i done what you suggested with the udev rules and VL booted like normal. sound, wifi, and everything worked great. Its a great distro now should i install SOHO or just use VL 5.9 Standard Gold?

SOHO is still 5.8 from last year. I'd just run 5.9 and add the KDE packages if you want a KDE desktop. OpenOffice is also in the repository. That will give you the SOHO style experience without having to fall back to older code.